road trip itinerary
leg 1: confirmed
germantown maryland to lynchburg, va.
lynchburg, va to morgantown, wv.
morgantown, wv to buffalo/niagara falls NY
NY to toronto, ontario (maybe?)
NY or toronto to long point, ontario.
leg 2: option 1-
long point, ontario to wherever patrick is, michigan.
michigan to chicago, il.
chicago, il to lafayette, in.
lafayette, in to morgantown or pittsburgh.
morgantown or pittsburgh to lynchburg,va.
lynchburg, va to dulles airport, fly to los angeles.
leg 2: option 2-
long point, ontario to patrick, michigan.
michigan to chigago, il.
chicago to wherethefuck, eastern south dakota.
south dakota till wherever i have to stop when i can't take it anymore.
random pitstop (or 2) to sacramento, CA.
sacramento to san francisco.
pacific coast highway (at least some of the way) to los angeles.
leg 3 (if leg 2, option 2 is taken):
long beach to santa monica.
historic route 66 to chicago!
(including stops in arizona, new mexico, and western texas as allowed by distance/time/car not overheating. cheezy pitstops abound.)
chicago to lafayette, indiana
lafayette to pittsburgh or morgantown.
morgantown to lynchburg.
according to AAA's fuel trip calculator, it would cost less to buy gas for a car trip than to fly from dc to la. assuming gas prices go up summer (because they always do for the summer), it should cost about the same, plus cheap junk food, plus a campsite or fleabag hotel or two... yeah, not much more expensive for a car trip. i'm more worried about wear to the car or potential overheating in the desert. anyone undertaken a trip like this before? would you recommend it? any problems i should expect (other than the usual run-ins with psychotic drifters at truckstops and speed trap, etc)?
yeehaw.
germantown maryland to lynchburg, va.
lynchburg, va to morgantown, wv.
morgantown, wv to buffalo/niagara falls NY
NY to toronto, ontario (maybe?)
NY or toronto to long point, ontario.
leg 2: option 1-
long point, ontario to wherever patrick is, michigan.
michigan to chicago, il.
chicago, il to lafayette, in.
lafayette, in to morgantown or pittsburgh.
morgantown or pittsburgh to lynchburg,va.
lynchburg, va to dulles airport, fly to los angeles.
leg 2: option 2-
long point, ontario to patrick, michigan.
michigan to chigago, il.
chicago to wherethefuck, eastern south dakota.
south dakota till wherever i have to stop when i can't take it anymore.
random pitstop (or 2) to sacramento, CA.
sacramento to san francisco.
pacific coast highway (at least some of the way) to los angeles.
leg 3 (if leg 2, option 2 is taken):
long beach to santa monica.
historic route 66 to chicago!
(including stops in arizona, new mexico, and western texas as allowed by distance/time/car not overheating. cheezy pitstops abound.)
chicago to lafayette, indiana
lafayette to pittsburgh or morgantown.
morgantown to lynchburg.
according to AAA's fuel trip calculator, it would cost less to buy gas for a car trip than to fly from dc to la. assuming gas prices go up summer (because they always do for the summer), it should cost about the same, plus cheap junk food, plus a campsite or fleabag hotel or two... yeah, not much more expensive for a car trip. i'm more worried about wear to the car or potential overheating in the desert. anyone undertaken a trip like this before? would you recommend it? any problems i should expect (other than the usual run-ins with psychotic drifters at truckstops and speed trap, etc)?
yeehaw.